This offer is only available to residents of the US and Canada, and is limited to one claim per PlayBook and three claims per household. If you have been on the fence about snagging a PlayBook, be sure to grab one before Sept 22, as that is when this promotion will come to an end.

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And now it is finally coming down to what the Market will bear. I personally held off because I refused to pay the same amount that the entry level iPad 2 costs, for a 7" tablet.
RIM put the initial price too high to garner any appreciable sales and it showed with the lackluster sales figures. In today's market, $350 is about what most folks would pay for a 7" tablet. When it gets down to that by Christmas (hopefully), I will buy one.

I don't understand why anyone's getting upset about it being marked down half price. Try to go into Staples and buy it for half price...you can't. That was a very limited promotion for select customers. I'm a business customer and I was not able to get the deal. Lighten up.

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So as usual, the early adopters get screwed. No discounts for those of us waited in lines to get it on opening day. No discounts for those of us who have been with RIM and the Playbook for day one. Anyone suprised?

What would have been nice to see is a rewards program that included early adopters - even something as simple as $20.00 credit applied to our Blackberry ID to purchase apps would have been nice and would have gone a long way to restoring people's faith in RIM to deliver on its tablet.

Oh well - live and learn I suppose. In any event, this was the first RIM product I waited in line to purchase on day one. It is also the last.

Oh before someone comments thats the risk early adopters take; Nintendo just gave all the early adopters of the 3DS credit after they announced a price drop for their failing 3DS. So companies can in fact give discounts to early adopters.

I should have purchased my playbook when it launched. If you start to think about it, not much has changed since its initial launch. The best update has been the leaked android beta player, which wasn't even an official update.

Are any other current PB owners getting as MAD as I am to see all of the discounts being offered??? I paid full price for my 64GB PB at time of initial release and what's my reward for being a loyal BlackBerry customer???

i'll sound off if i want to, dude. no other premium product gets its price slashed in HALF only months after its launch. can you name another 'product in the world' with a similar launch model, genius?

i'll sound off if i want to, dude. no other premium product gets its price slashed in HALF only months after its launch. can you name another 'product in the world' with a similar launch model, genius?

2. Don't purchase consumer products if you cannot afford the price half-way into the warranty period.

3. If you bought on impulse - forgetting about #1/2 - then you bought a device you're passionate about. Don't blame the manufacturer following pricing trends to stay competitive -> they ARE in it for profits. That said the market swing towards the early leader and MANY users selling the PlayBook early (I sure did) because its features were sub-par and did NOT live up to the quality hardware is you're fault for not following.

All in All if you're PlayBook continues to have applications with features you DO use and you do NOT have eyes for a competing product in the same market segment then you obviously are getting bitter over either #1/2.

I currently want the PlayBook and the 9900 again ... but I need more powerful applications with better features (even if segregated from sharing data from one another). If it wasn't for learning coding for iOS I'd utilize my experience in BES support for BB's and own BOTH 9900 and PlayBook.

Of course I'm bitter. But where exactly did I express my desire for "...ANY financial gain..."? It was affordable to me so that's why I bought it. I'm expressing the same emotions any rational person would experience when the price of a recently purchased premium product is slashed in HALF. Again, tell me what other premium product has slashed its price in HALF months after launch? I'm a huge consumer of electronic products and have never had this experience before so please put your analytical skills to better use and try to impress people in another forum.

I got two on launch day and one more later for my mother in law. I never looked back or expected anything. The PB is a great product and I believe it was well worth it. We have enjoyed it.
Now that it is at a better price I am going to buy one for my brother.
I would not be upset because with tech, everything goes on sale.
I would look at it as an opportunity to give someone a great Christmas gift. Not too early to start shopping for it.

Nope, I waited and got mine at Staples when they had the $100 off coupon. Besides, I have been an early adopter on other products and then within 2 months there were discounts. Really how old are you that you did not realize that it would? This almost always happens, notice I said almost. I bought my Bold 9930's on the first day and was surprised that there was a rebate. But I know around Christmas season they will be lower, but I will have had mine and enjoyed them same with you an your PlayBook.

Not RIMs fault that Quebec has it's own rules for abolutely everything and they can't offer the deal. Thank your government and constant striving to be different and considered separate, not the companies who struggle to comply.

Wow! I am very happy with my BB PB and so is my wife. Now, I can get one for my brother( by the way, the promotion for Stapples was only for certain institutional clients) this may be the best offer.

Either way, the product rocks! RIMM is not the best marketing organization but they did a great job with the PB.
I'm probably going with the 32GB because the 16GB got filled quickly and I can manage the rest on BlueBox or other cloud stuff.
The PB works well with the desktop manager as far as back-up goes and the Bridge app is awesome.
Hopefully, the OS 2.0 comes out in the next thirty days or so. After the android player gets released, I'd be surprised if there are any sales.

Would be nice if RIM had some sick commercials for all that they do. Why are they making commercials just to post online and you barely see those? LOL. I love RIM and my BB but damn.. Most people don't even know about the PlayBook or new BB's.

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